Vehicle-wheel.



T. E. MURRAY. vEmcLE WHEEL.

Y APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2| i914. 1,142,836. Patented June 15, 1.915.

THOMAS E. MURnAm'oi vNEW Yoan, N. Y..

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

pecication of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 15,

Application led October 2, 1914. Seri-a1 No. 864,559.

T0 all 'whomzit may concern.: u

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. MURRAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew York, in the -county of New York and State of,v New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle- Wheels,of which the followingvis a `specification.

The invention is a to simplify and clieapen the construction.

Said wheel comprises a hub` formed with an annular member having tubular sockets on.

- desired purpose.

In the accompanying draw.ings,vFigure l is an elevation ofmywheel, with the axlereceiving hiibmember removed, certain of` the spokes anda portion ofv they annular spoke-supporting hub member being in section. Fig. 2 is a section on the linew of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the complete hub, a portion being in section. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified construction of the hub.

Similar numbers and letters of reference indicate like parts.

The wheel comprises a rim A, a hub generally indicated at'B, and tubular spokes C united to rim and hub.

The hub comprises an annular spoke-supporting member generally indicated at D,

and a tubular axle-receiving member generally indicated atE.

The spoke-supporting member D consists of two annular disks 1 and 2, having their circumferential edges inwardly turned and homogeneously united, as by electric welding, to form a circumferential wall for said member. l.In order to reduce the area of the welded edges, I form in said walls openings 3 corresponding in number to the spokes C. On said wall and each inclosing one of said openings are welded tubular sockets 4, in which sockets the inner ends of the spokes C are seated. The'outer ends ofV said spokes are seated insimilar sockets 5 welded to the vehicle wheel formed of sheet or thin metal, and has for its object CA and spoke-supporting member D .thusform a structural unit, as shown in Fig. 1,

from which the, axle-,receiving member ,E

. may be separated at will.

As'shown in Fig. 3, said axle-supporting member E comprises the cylindricalf portion 7 having. an integral flange 8 and preferably a projection 9 closed at its outer end by any suitable cap or cover, indicated at 10.. The cylindrical portion 7 is inserted in and eX- tends through the central opening in disks 1 and 2 and on its protruding end receives a ring 11, through which and through the flange 8 and disks 1, 2 extend the headed bolts 12, which thus bind together the annular spoke-supportingmember D and the axle-receiving member E. In the modified form of my. device shown in Fig. 4

formed of van annular disk 1 having its circumferential edge bent over to form a` cir.

cular ange 14. To this flange,the :shaft sockets 4 are welded. The cylindrical hub portion 7 after passing through the central opening in disk 1 enters the central opening in ing rods 6 are welded at their ends to disk 1 the spoke-supporting member is the annular brake pulley 15. .The spacand brake pulley 15and the edge of flange 14 is also welded tosaid brake pulley. The

- axle-receiving member is detachably secured to the annular spoke-supporting member'by means of the headed 'bolts 12 which pass through the brake pulley 15, disk 1 and l flange 8.

I claim:.

1. A vehicle wheel, comprising a hub formed of a hollow annular member made in two parts homogeneously united circumferentially and having openings intersected by the circumferential joint, tubular spokereceiving sockets on the circumferential periphery of said member respectively covering said openings, a tubular axle-receiving member entering the central opening in said annular member, andmeans for securing together said annular member and said axlereceiving member.

2. A vehicle wheel, comprising a'hub.

formed of a hollow annular member made in two parts homogeneously united circumferentially, tubular spoke-receiving sockets on the circumferential periphery of said 2 v 1,142,8ee

member, spacing rods .Within said hollowanvin testimony Whereol have affixed my nular membei` and secured at their ends to signature in presence of tWo Witnesses. Jche parte thereof, a tubular axle-receiving T E. M l )BRAY member entering the central opening in sind HOMAS annuler member7 and means for Securing to- Witnesses: gether said annular member and said axle'.- GERTRUDE P. PORTER9 receiving member. MAY T. MCGARRY. 

